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I had some J ones in a bass. I expected............ well I don't know what I expected, they just sounded like a good pick up. I had worked myself into a frenzy of believing that my tone was about to take a quantum leap forward. It did not. I then learnt to trust my ears and not my eyes.

Lydia has more groove than a ploughed field. You knows it.

I bought an SKB shallow rack on here recently and it came with supplied nuts and bolts. What would make more sense is that the screw holes are threaded, but the bolts which came with it are too thin. Does anyone have one which has bolts which just go into the hole in a threaded stylee and if so do you have a clue what size they are. TIA y'all.

[quote name='fusionbassist1' post='621867' date='Oct 9 2009, 05:57 PM']I don't want to be surrounded by a load of metalheads who just want to shred as it wouldn't be a step up from college at all.[/quote] DUDE! Metal rulzzzzzz. Get with the now!

This one did not sell [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250505135401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] Try getting in touch with the seller.

Just lucked onto this bloke. He is doing something interesting. Lots of texture.

For a Pino fix of stuff you might not have heard go to myspace.com/pinopalladino it showcases some of his early stuff he did on the Welsh language scene. It is not run by Pino or anything to do with him.

[quote name='henry norton' post='611612' date='Sep 29 2009, 08:36 AM']There was a kit a few years back that converted the P into a 5 string. It had a different bridge & nut of course but the only other mod was a tuning peg in place of the string tree to take care of the extra string. The spacing was fairly narrow but not unplayable. It didn't convert it to 35" scale though![/quote] Yep, the Wilkinson 4+1. I have used one and the A string passes over both halves of the pick up and is consequently louder than all the other strings. If I could figure a way round that I could probably live with the 34" scale.

rockabillybass.com totally rules. Best pics ever.

From the front it would look fine and dandy. From the back it would look slightly odd due to an overhang on the lower horn side of the neck pocket, but I do not look at the back of a neck so I would not be bothered. From above it would look fine because it would sit on top of the bass and not really be obvious that there was a lip protruding further than the heel. It would make more sense just to rout the body which is probs what I will do, I was just musing really. Not really thinking about resale, but if a 5 string neck which would fit into a 4 string P pocket and turns it into a 35" 19mm P (with new bridge and pick up) then I would bet that there would be a fair few on here who would be interested.

Whatever it is, I'm liking it (not actually enough to buy it, obv)

I have a couple of P bodies. I want a 5 string P. I know that there are all sorts of issues with wider bridges, routing for bigger pick ups etc etc. However, can anyone think of a good reason NOT to have a neck made that would be 5 string width but chamfered at the heel to fit into a 4 string pocket. The fingerboard would hang over each side of the neck pocket. I could just rout out the body, but I am not sure which body will work with the neck and I want to keep my options open. I am open to accusations that I have too much time on my hands.

Thia seems to be getting a ripple of attention and could be cheap. [url="http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-audio/17017-shure-sm57-modification-experiment-described.html"]http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-...-described.html[/url]

The Carpenters or The Eagles.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='606800' date='Sep 23 2009, 04:23 PM']So anyone tried the HBP-1 from Demeter?[/quote] At the risk of pointing you to something you have probably already read [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26029"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26029[/url]

[quote name='obbm' post='606265' date='Sep 22 2009, 11:21 PM']When I owned one I took it apart and sketched the schematic.[/quote] Respect!

I have just spent some quality time with my Bolin NS5 trying different strings. 4 sets. With Sperzel locking machines - no problemo. Old set off, new set on in about 3 mins flat. They are the future.

[quote name='silddx' post='604442' date='Sep 21 2009, 12:50 PM']Is getting paid lots of cash to play two and a half songs a night two hours after you were supposed to a good or a bad thing?[/quote] It certainly beats working for a living